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Food System Dynamics: Projecting Changes in Food Demand in East and Southern Africa through 2040

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  • Tschirley, David
  • Dolislager, Michael
  • Meyer, Ferdinand H.
  • Traub, Lulama
  • Ortega, David

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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been rapidly urbanizing for many years. Current estimates from the UN are that urban population growth in East Africa is over 4% per year, while in Southern Africa, which has higher urbanization levels, the growth is estimated at 2%. Overall in East and Southern Africa (ESA), urban populations in the region are growing about 3% per year, but with great variability as these figures indicate. Rural populations, meanwhile, are estimated to be increasing only by 2% per year in East Africa and near zero in Southern Africa. Across ESA, rural populations are rising about 1% per year but again with much variation across countries and regions.

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  • Tschirley, David & Dolislager, Michael & Meyer, Ferdinand H. & Traub, Lulama & Ortega, David, 2013. "Food System Dynamics: Projecting Changes in Food Demand in East and Southern Africa through 2040," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 183418, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midcwp:183418
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.183418
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    1. Scheltema, Nico & Meyer, Ferdinand H. & Ejobi, Francis & Tinga, Jorge & Tschirley, David, 2014. "Evolving Skill Needs in the Food System of East and Southern Africa: Results from Agribusiness Company Interviews," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 183870, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.

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    Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty;

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